VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATORS. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

Installation and maintenance instructions for Visual Approach Slope Indicators are presented. This system is a precision aircraft approach and landing aid for day and night use, either stand-alone or in conjunction with radio and instrument aids. To fulfill the precision requirements, the system must be designed, set out, installed, and commissioned to a high degree of accuracy, as recommended.

• Corporate Authors:

  Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken N.V.

  Lighting Division
  Eindhoven,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Aircraft pilotage; Airport runways; Approach; Installation; Instrument panel indicators; Landing; Maintenance; Navigation lights; Radio; Slopes; Visual aids
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Runway lights; Slope indicators
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154355
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PHILIPS-ER-12
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM